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1388 Boy Names That Start With M (with Meanings and Popularity)

Pamela Redmond
By Pamela Redmond
Updated Thu Aug 22 2024
1388 Boy Names That Start With M (with Meanings and Popularity)

Boy names that start with M are modern favorites, with baby boomers Michael and Mark moving M names for boys onto the main stage in the mid 20th century.

Along with modern classic Michael, other M names for boys ranking in the US Top 100 include Mateo, Mason, Maverick, Matthew, and Miles. Martin, Mateo, and Manuel all rank in Spain's Top 10 for boys, while the Breton Mael is the most popular M-starting boy name in France.

But the real contemporary king of M names for boys is Muhammad. With all its spellings counted together, Muhammad is the most popular boys' name in the world.

There are plenty of marvelous unique M names for boys still waiting to be discovered: our users favor cool European options like Marius, Mathis and Misha — though they're nowhere on the official charts.

Here, our full selection of boy names that start with M, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

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  1. Milo

    • Origin:

      Latin and Old German

    • Meaning:

      "soldier or merciful"
  2. Mateo

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
  3. Miles

    • Origin:

      English form of Milo, Latin and Old German,"soldier or merciful"

    • Meaning:

      "soldier or merciful"
  4. Micah

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "who is like the Lord"
  5. Malachi

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "my messenger"
  6. Max

    • Origin:

      English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell

    • Meaning:

      "greatest"
  7. Mason

    • Origin:

      English occupational name

    • Meaning:

      "worker in stone"
  8. Magnus

    • Origin:

      Scandinavian from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "greatest"
  9. Matthew

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
  10. Michael

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "who is like God?"
  11. Maxwell

    • Origin:

      Scottish

    • Meaning:

      "great stream"
  12. Malcolm

    • Origin:

      Scottish

    • Meaning:

      "devotee of St. Colomba"
  13. Maverick

    • Origin:

      American

    • Meaning:

      "independent, nonconformist"
  14. Maddox

    • Origin:

      Welsh

    • Meaning:

      "son of Madoc"
  15. Myles

    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Miles, English form of Latin and Old German

    • Meaning:

      "soldier and merciful"
  16. Martin

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "warlike"
  17. Matteo

    • Origin:

      Italian

    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"
  18. Marcus

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "warlike"
  19. Mark

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "warlike"
  20. Milan

    • Origin:

      Italian place name, Slavic, Sanskrit

    • Meaning:

      "middle of the plain; gracious, dear; union"